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Seeds and powders and all that stuff!

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Jul 31, 2016

Meal Preparation 101

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An example weekly meal prep for my family

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Gather & Grow Nutrition — specialising in Pre- and Post-natal Nutrition.

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I’m currently in bed, bowled over with mastitis. Oomf. It’s so not fun. For me, at least. Walt has been feeding all day & seems to be having a jolly time. I took this pic earlier today of my two babes on our bed, loving on each other. On this day one year ago I took a pregnancy test & found out this sweet boy was on the way. After a missed miscarriage followed by a chemical pregnancy, both of which required fertility medication (Joan, too), I felt like the luckiest person in the world to conceive him naturally. The sickness came on strong (not unlike how I’ve felt over the past 24 hours), he grew & now, here we are.

Walt has just fallen asleep. He’s on my bed, arms spread out wide in his usual sleeping style. Gosh, a peacefully sleeping baby is a beautiful thing. I thought I might get up to do some laundry but now he’s out I might prop myself up against some pillows here in bed and do a little work. First, though, I want to let you know there’s a new Happenings post on the blog, which I wrote last weekend when we were still dealing with summer’s heat. That seems to have changed now. At least, I hope the cool change is here to stay. I wouldn’t mind another beach day but to move about and run errands without sweat dripping everywhere is rather nice.

Hi, folks! My recipe for linguini with slow-roasted tomatoes is now live on @abclife. I might have to work a tray of these beauties into my weekend meal prep. I’m also planning on cooking ricotta gnocchi (recipe from @we_are_food). What are you making this weekend? 💛

Sorting through laundry & Joan’s hand-me-downs while he naps. He’s already outgrown his 00 onesies & is wearing size 0 (6-12 months), albeit with a room to grow. I found the cutest pink + grey bunny rabbit top & bottom tracksuit that will be perfect for Easter. 4 months old next Tuesday 💛

We were recently sent some “cotton candy” grapes from @grapecoaustralia. The delivery went to Ben’s office & his colleague, who thought they were for the office, tasted some. The following day, Ben received a text from his colleague saying they were the best he’s ever had. Everyone who tastes them seems to say that, actually, Joan included. I sent Ben to work today with a bag to share (FYI, you can find these and other varieties at many major supermarkets). Perhaps unsurprisingly, I am ridiculously excited to be packing Joan snack boxes for Kinder 💛

When Ben text me at 6:30 this morning to tell me he’d arrived at work, I replied that I’d been up for almost two hours, & had been scratched by one child & poo’d on by another. What a start. We ended up having a great day, actually, and capped it off with takeout pizza. Yay for the weekend ✌🏻

Last night I had the worst sleep in a long while, with Walt waking me up too many times to count. Needless to say, I expected today would be a struggle. But it turned out to be the greatest day - the best yet with my two babes. Just before Ben arrived home we headed outdoors to greet him. Joan was covered in yoghurt & couscous, & was dancing around pulling the funniest faces. Walt was clinging to me like a koala, watching his sister do her thing. And then I asked Ben to take a picture so I would always remember this day.